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Recent Examples of tightened
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition to the tougher test, the agency has resumed neighborhood investigations of citizenship applicants, reinforced background checks and tightened the evaluation of disability waivers.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
At one client, this strategy cut unauthorized connections by 70% and tightened both collaboration and compliance.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Washington has routinely tightened its controls, forcing Nvidia to design new export control-compliant products.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Outlandish perks and incentives have been withdrawn, and performance mandates have tightened.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
To this end, Newell envisioned staging faithful performances of screenplays, tightened and adapted with pop culture and history salted in as needed.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Consumers have tightened their purse strings and are holding onto their smartphones for longer periods of time, so a thin design may not be enough to attract new buyers.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Manhattan's overall availability rate fell to 15%, the lowest since January 2021 and the 18th consecutive month that its availability rate remained stable or tightened.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
His chest immediately tightened and his arm went numb.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition to the tougher test, the agency has resumed neighborhood investigations of citizenship applicants, reinforced background checks and tightened the evaluation of disability waivers.
—Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
At one client, this strategy cut unauthorized connections by 70% and tightened both collaboration and compliance.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Washington has routinely tightened its controls, forcing Nvidia to design new export control-compliant products.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Outlandish perks and incentives have been withdrawn, and performance mandates have tightened.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
To this end, Newell envisioned staging faithful performances of screenplays, tightened and adapted with pop culture and history salted in as needed.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Consumers have tightened their purse strings and are holding onto their smartphones for longer periods of time, so a thin design may not be enough to attract new buyers.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Manhattan's overall availability rate fell to 15%, the lowest since January 2021 and the 18th consecutive month that its availability rate remained stable or tightened.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tightened
Verb
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The muffled, percussive sounds of the firing range could be heard through the walls, and my body tensed with every pop.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Adaptability Is the New Stability Rigid, inflexible leadership structures are giving way to more fluid, responsive ways of leading.—
Kathryn Lancioni,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For the most part, Ruth carries out her daily chores, and submits to the Brotherhood’s inflexible vision of domesticity.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In all, 160 guests filled the hall, where the banquet table stretched 155 feet, glittering with 139 candles and more than 1,400 pieces of cutlery.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tom is a firm believer that comedy is sometimes the best medium to deliver complex messages about family dynamics that are often messy.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Use a sharp knife to cut individual sprouts off the stalk when the tight little heads, like mini cabbages, feel firm and are 1 to 2 inches in diameter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Based on McCarthy's unyielding ability to keep his head down and continue working, he was announced as the NFC Player of the Week.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Moving Forward And Upward Assertive financial communication doesn’t mean being loud, dominant or unyielding.—
Joyce Marter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These two were working very stiff, including a gnarly pair of double-knees by Stephanie Vaquer to Kairi Sane.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like the Danish drama The Guilty and its U.S. remake, the taut feature zeroes in on deskbound people talking on the phone to someone in distress.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kong said this soft approach helps address risks such as ulcers, puncture injuries, and inflammation, which are often linked to rigid devices inside the body.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Brits still point to the overrepresentation of French names in high-status professions as evidence of a rigid and enduring class system.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tightened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tightened. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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